402 Firework Star gives you a blue-based red and a sheer coat you can build in one bottle. Red shows brush strokes more than most families, so two thin coats beat one thick one. DND lists it as a poppin red-orange glitter. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND. What you get in the bottle Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 402 Firework Star reaches full colour in two thin coats. Three weeks between fills: run it as a 3-step service with DND base gel and top coat under an LED lamp and it holds for about three weeks. Matched lacquer in the box: the duo pairs the gel with an air-dry lacquer in the same shade, so a client can match at home. Range that fills a wall: DND carries more than 1,200 gel shades, so a repeat client can stay in the same system for years. Buildable coverage: a sheer formula lets you stop at one coat for a wash of colour or build to three for full opacity. Specifications Spec Value Shade code 402 Shade name Firework Star Colour family Red, Red, Glitter Finish Sheer Bottle size 0.5 oz System DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED lamp Gel wear up to 3 weeks Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 696294429292 Application steps Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate. Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED lamp. Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND 402 Firework Star, keep it off the skin, cure. Colour coat two: a second coat evens out the pigment, cure again. Top coat: one coat of DND top coat, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one. Lacquer at home: the matching lacquer goes over a base coat and air-dries, so the client needs no lamp. Where this shade gets booked Evening and date-night sets: red shows brush strokes more than most families. Pairing work: it sits next to a glossy top coat and a clean cuticle line. Classic pedicures, where a sheer finish is what the client asked for. Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade. Which option should you add to the bagOn this page you are choosing between DND 402 Firework Star in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Gel & Lacquer + Base Top is the duo bundled with a base and top coat, useful when you are opening a new station. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 402 Firework Star bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder. Matching this shade across servicesThe point of a duo is that the client can leave with a bottle that matches the set. DND 402 Firework Star is mixed as a pair, so the air-dry lacquer reads as the same colour as the cured gel under normal light. Where the same code also exists as a dip powder, a salon can run gel, lacquer and dip off one shade code without a second colour match. Check the options on this page to see which formats ND carries for this code. DND 402 Firework Star is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the winter gel lacquer line-up and DND starter sets.
